Structure of component assembled part

ABSTRACT

A structure of a component assembled part includes a bracket provided in a first component, and a cover part provided in a second component. The cover part includes an internal space configured such that the bracket is inserted up to a predetermined insertion position so as to cover the bracket from a front side of the bracket to a back side of the bracket when the first component and the second component are assembled to each other. The cover part includes an opening, which allows the internal space of the cover part and an outside of the cover part to communicate with each other, at a position corresponding to a tip portion of the bracket in a state where the bracket is inserted into the internal space of the cover part up to the predetermined insertion position.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-159258 filed onAug. 22, 2017 including the specification, drawings and abstract isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

The present disclosure related to a structure of a component assembledpart in which two components are integrally assembled to each other.Particularly, the present disclosure relates to improvements in astructure in which a first component and a second component areassembled to each other in a state where a bracket provided in the firstcomponent is inserted into an internal space of a cover part provided inthe second component up to a predetermined insertion position, and thecover part covers the bracket.

2. Description of Related Art

In the related art, as a structure in which two components areintegrally assembled to each other in various products, there is known astructure in which a first component and a second component areassembled to each other in a state where a bracket provided in onecomponent (hereinafter referred to as the first component) is insertedinto an internal space of a cover part provided in the other component(hereinafter referred to as the second component) up to a predeterminedinsertion position, and the cover part covers the bracket.

For example, a structure in which the second component (referred to as aside bumper in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.2000-93235 (JP 2000-93235 A)) is screw-fastened to the first component(referred to as a body in JP 2000-93235 A) is disclosed in JP 2000-93235A. Specifically, an inner surface (a surface that faces the firstcomponent) of the second component is provided with an upper buttingpart and a lower latched part that protrudes with a predeterminedspacing in an upward-downward direction, and the second component iscombined with the first component such that a bracket attached to thefirst component is inserted between the butting part and the latchedpart (the bracket is covered with the butting part and the latched part(equivalent to the cover part)). By inserting the bracket of the firstcomponent between the butting part and the latched part of the secondcomponent as mentioned above, the second component is assembled to thefirst component by screw fastening in a state where the relativeposition of the second component with respect to the first component isappropriately obtained.

SUMMARY

However, in the structure disclosed in JP2000-93235A, the aforementionedrespective parts are covered with the second component during the workof inserting the bracket of the first component between the butting partand the latched part of the second component. Therefore, whether or notthe bracket of the first component is appropriately inserted between thebutting part and the latched part of the second component cannot bedetermined by a worker's visual inspection. That is, even in a statewhere the bracket of the first component is located below the latchedpart of the second component and cannot be inserted between the buttingpart and the latched part of the second component (in other words, evenin a state where the bracket of the first component is not appropriatelyinserted into the internal space of the cover part of the secondcomponent), a state where the bracket cannot be inserted between thebutting part and the latched part of the second component cannot bechecked by the worker's visual inspection. For that reason, it isdifficult to ascertain that the relative position of the secondcomponent with respect to the first component is not appropriatelyobtained.

The present disclosure provides a structure of a component assembledpart capable of easily determining whether or not a bracket of a firstcomponent is appropriately inserted into an internal space of a coverpart of a second component.

An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a structure of acomponent assembled part. The structure includes a bracket provided in afirst component, and a cover part provided in a second component. Thecover part includes an internal space configured such that the bracketis inserted up to a predetermined insertion position so as to cover thebracket from a front side of the bracket to a back side of the bracketwhen the first component and the second component are assembled to eachother. The cover part includes an opening, which allows the internalspace of the cover part and an outside of the cover part to communicatewith each other, at a position corresponding to a tip portion of thebracket in a state where the bracket is inserted into the internal spaceof the cover part up to the predetermined insertion position.

As mentioned above, the tip portion of the bracket abuts against boththe outer portions of the opening provided in the cover part in a statewhere the bracket provided in the first component is appropriatelyinserted into the internal space of the cover part provided in thesecond component during the work of assembling the first component andthe second component to each other. As a result, a worker can view thetip portion of the bracket through the opening from the outside of thecover part. That is, it is possible to easily check that the bracket isappropriately inserted into the internal space of the cover part. On thecontrary, in a case where the tip portion of the bracket cannot beviewed through the opening from the outside of the cover part, it ispossible to determine that the bracket is not inserted into the internalspace of the cover part up to the predetermined insertion position andthe relative position between the sensor supporting member and thebumper body is not appropriately obtained. In this case, the relativepositions between the first component and the second component areadjusted such that the relative positions between the first componentand the second component are appropriately obtained (the tip portion ofthe bracket can be viewed through the opening from the outside of thecover part). As mentioned above, according to the aspect of the presentdisclosure, the worker can easily determine whether or not the bracketof the first component is appropriately inserted into the internal spaceof the cover part of the second component (whether or not the relativepositions between the first component and the second component areappropriately obtained).

In the structure according to the aspect of the present disclosure, thebracket and the cover part may include fastening holes, respectively.The fastening hole of the bracket and the fastening hole of the coverpart may be disposed so as to be aligned with each other in a statewhere the bracket is inserted up to the predetermined insertion positionof the cover part.

According to the aspect of the present disclosure, when the bracket isinserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the cover part ina state where the tip portion of the bracket can be viewed through theopening of the cover part, the fastening hole of the bracket and thefastening hole of the cover part are brought into the mutually alignedstate. By inserting a fastener into both the fastening holes in theaforementioned state, the bracket and the cover part can be integrallyassembled. As mentioned above, by viewing the tip portion of the bracketthrough the opening of the cover part and inserting the bracket untilthe tip portion of the bracket reaches the predetermined insertionposition of the cover part, the fastening hole of the bracket and thefastening hole of the cover part can be aligned with each other, and theaforementioned alignment work can be simplified.

In the structure of the component assembled part according to the aspectof the present disclosure, the cover part may include a first plate partthat extends in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of thebracket with respect to the internal space of the cover part, and asecond plate part that extends parallel to the insertion direction inwhich the bracket is inserted into the internal space from a tip part ofthe first plate part and that overlaps an outer surface of the bracketin a state where the cover part covers the bracket. The opening may bedisposed in at least one of the first plate part and the second platepart.

The position of the opening is set in accordance with the direction of asight line of a worker who performs the assembling work between thefirst component and the second component. That is, the position of theopening is set to a position where viewing of the tip portion of thebracket in a state where the bracket is appropriately inserted into theinternal space of the cover part becomes easy. Particularly, in a casewhere the openings are provided in both the first plate part and thesecond plate part, it is possible to view the tip portion of the bracketthrough the opening even from any direction of a side (for example, ahorizontal direction side) where the first plate part is disposed and aside (for example, an upper side) where the second plate part isdisposed, and the visibility of the tip portion of the bracket in a casewhere the bracket is appropriately inserted into the internal space ofthe cover part can be enhanced.

In the structure of the component assembled part according to the aspectof the present disclosure, the first plate part may include an abutmentpart against which the tip portion of the bracket abuts when the bracketis inserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the coverpart. The openings may be are disposed at both outer positions of theabutment part of the first plate part with respect to a directionorthogonal to the insertion direction of the bracket.

According to the aspect of the present disclosure, when the bracket isinserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the cover part,the tip portion of the bracket abuts against the abutment part of thefirst plate part, and thereby, the insertion position of the bracket ispositioned, and the worker views the tip portion of the bracket throughthe openings disposed at both the outer positions of the abutment partof the first plate part. As a result, it is possible to check that thebracket is inserted up to the predetermined insertion position of thecover part. That is, during the work of assembling the first componentand the second component to each other, the bracket reaches thepredetermined insertion position of the cover part by inserting thebracket until the tip portion of the bracket abuts against the abutmentpart of the first plate part. Hence, whether or not the bracket reachesthe predetermined insertion position of the cover part can be checked byviewing through the openings.

In the structure of the component assembled part according to the aspectof the present disclosure, the first plate part may include an abutmentpart against which the tip portion of the bracket abuts when the bracketis inserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the coverpart. The tip portion of the bracket may be configured to have, in alinear shape, a predetermined width dimension in the directionorthogonal to the insertion direction of the bracket with respect to theinternal space of the cover part. A width dimension of the opening inthe direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the bracket maybe shorter than the width dimension of the tip portion of the bracket inthe direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the bracket.

According to the aspect of the present disclosure, when the bracket isinserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the cover part,both end portions of the tip portion of the bracket abut against boththe outer portions of the opening in the first plate part of the coverpart, and thereby, the insertion position of the bracket is positioned,and the worker views the tip portion of the bracket through the opening.As a result, it is possible to check that the bracket is inserted up tothe predetermined insertion position of the cover part. That is, also inthe aspect of the present disclosure, during the work of assembling thefirst component and the second component to each other, the bracketreaches the predetermined insertion position of the cover part byinserting the bracket until the tip portion of the bracket abuts againstthe first plate part. Hence, whether or not the bracket reaches thepredetermined insertion position of the cover part can be checked byviewing through the openings.

In the aspect of the present disclosure, with respect to the structureof the component assembled part which includes a bracket provided in afirst component, and a cover part provided in a second component and inwhich the cover part includes an internal space configured such that thebracket is inserted up to a predetermined insertion position so as tocover the bracket from a front side of the bracket to a back side of thebracket when the first component and the second component are assembledto each other, the cover part includes an opening, which allows theinternal space of the cover part and an outside of the cover part tocommunicate with each other, at a position corresponding to a tipportion of the bracket in a state where the bracket is inserted into theinternal space of the cover part up to the predetermined insertionposition. As mentioned above, the worker can easily determine whether ornot the bracket of the first component is appropriately inserted intothe internal space of the cover part of the second component by viewing(whether or not the relative positions between the first component andthe second component are appropriately obtained).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Features, advantages, and technical and industrial significance ofexemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described belowwith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like numeralsdenote like elements, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the periphery of a bracket ofa bumper body and the periphery of a cover part of a sensor supportingmember and illustrating a state before the bracket is inserted into aninternal space of the cover part up to a predetermined insertionposition;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view, as seen in the direction of arrow III in FIG. 1,illustrating the cover part of the sensor supporting member;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the bracket ofthe bumper body is inserted up to the predetermined insertion positionof the cover part of the sensor supporting member;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V in FIG. 4, and is a viewillustrating a state where the sensor supporting member is clip-fastenedto the bumper body;

FIG. 6 is an equivalent view of FIG. 1 in Modification Example 1;

FIG. 7 is an equivalent view of FIG. 1 in Modification Example 2; and

FIG. 8 is an equivalent view of FIG. 1 in Modification Example 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure is described withreference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case where thepresent disclosure is applied to a portion (component assembled part) inwhich a sensor supporting member is assembled to a rear bumper body, ina rear bumper provided in an automobile, will be described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the periphery of a bracket 21of a bumper body 2 (first component) and the periphery of a cover part31 of a sensor supporting member 3 (second component) and illustrating astate before the bracket 21 is inserted into an internal space of thecover part 31 up to a predetermined insertion position. FIG. 2 is asectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1.

In the following, a horizontal direction (a substantiallyrightward-leftward direction in FIG. 1) in a longitudinal direction of abumper body 2 and a sensor supporting member 3 is defined as an Xdirection. A width direction (a direction orthogonal to a plane in FIG.1, a rightward-leftward direction in FIG. 2) of the bumper body 2 andthe sensor supporting member 3 in the horizontal direction orthogonal tothe X direction is defined as a Y direction. A vertical direction isdefined as a Z direction. In the X direction, a right side in FIG. 1 isreferred to as an X1-direction side, and a left side in FIG. 1 isreferred to as an X2-direction side. In the Y direction, a deep side inFIG. 1 and a left side in FIG. 2 are referred to as a Y1-direction side,and a front side in FIG. 1 and a right side in FIG. 2 are referred to asa Y2-direction side. In the Z direction, upper sides in FIGS. 1 and 2are referred to as a Z1-direction side, and lower sides in FIGS. 1 and 2are referred to as a Z2-direction side.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rear bumper 1 includes the bumperbody 2, and the sensor supporting member 3 assembled to a back side(Y2-direction side) of the bumper body 2. Both the bumper body 2 and thesensor supporting member 3 are made of resin-molded products.Hereinafter, the respective components are described.

Bumper Body

A back surface 22 of the bumper body 2 is provided with a horizontalflange part 23 that protrudes in the horizontal direction (the frontside in FIG. 1; the Y2-direction side). The bracket 21 is integrallyformed in a portion of the horizontal flange part 23 in the longitudinaldirection (X direction). Brackets 21 are formed at a plurality ofpositions of the horizontal flange part 23 (FIG. 1 illustrates solelyone bracket 21) in the longitudinal direction (X direction).

The shape of the bracket 21 is a shape that protrudes toward a side (thefront side in FIG. 1 and the right side in FIG. 2; the Y2-directionside) to which the sensor supporting member 3 is assembled. The widthdimension (the width dimension in the X direction) of the bracket 21gradually becomes smaller toward the protruding side (Y2-directionside). An outer edge of a tip portion 21 c (a tip portion on theY2-direction side) of the bracket 21 has a substantially circular-arcshape in a plan view.

Two reinforcing ribs 24 are integrally formed over the bracket 21 andthe back surface 22 of the bumper body 2. Each reinforcing rib 24includes a vertical rib 24 a that protrudes from the back surface 22 ofthe bumper body 2, and a horizontal rib 24 b that extends toward theprotruding direction (Y2-direction side) of the bracket 21 along anupper surface 21 a of the bracket 21 from a lower end of the verticalrib 24 a. The rigidity of the bracket 21 is enhanced by the reinforcingribs 24.

A fastening hole 25 for clip-fastening the cover part 31 of the sensorsupporting member 3 is formed to pass through the bracket 21 in anupward-downward direction (Z direction) at a position closer to a tipside (Y2-direction side) of the bracket 21 than a tip part (a tip parton the Y2-direction side) of the horizontal rib 24 b, at a central partof the bracket 21. The formation position of the fastening hole 25 isset to a position where the dimension between the center position of thefastening hole 25 and a tip portion of the bracket 21 is a predetermineddimension (a dimension T1 in FIGS. 1 and 2).

Sensor Supporting Member

The sensor supporting member 3 is a member for supporting various kindsof sensors (corner sensors and the like) provided in the rear bumper 1,and is assembled to the back surface 22 side of the bumper body 2. Thesensor supporting member 3 includes a body part 32 and the cover part31.

The body part 32 is a plate-shaped portion that extends in the verticaldirection. An opening 32 a is formed at a predetermined position in thebody part 32 in order to reduce the weight of the body part 32. Althoughnot illustrated, sensor attachment parts for attaching the sensors areprovided at a plurality of positions of the body part 32.

The cover part 31 is disposed at a position corresponding to theformation position of the bracket 21 of the bumper body 2 at an upperend edge of the body part 32, and is a portion that assembles the sensorsupporting member 3 to the bumper body 2 by being clip-fastened to thebracket 21.

The cover part 31 includes a vertical plate part 33 (in the presentdisclosure, a first plate part that extends in a direction orthogonal toan insertion direction of the bracket with respect to the internal spaceof the cover part) as also illustrated in FIGS. 3 (a view, as seen inthe direction of arrow III in FIG. 1, illustrating the cover part 31),and FIG. 4 (a perspective view illustrating a state where the bracket 21of the bumper body 2 is inserted up to the predetermined insertionposition of the cover part 31 of the sensor supporting member 3), and ahorizontal plate part 34 (in the present disclosure, a second plate partthat extends parallel to the insertion direction in which the bracket isinserted into the internal space from the tip part of the first platepart and that overlaps an outer surface of the bracket in a state wherethe cover part covers the bracket). The horizontal plate part overlapsthe upper surface 21 a (an outer surface located on the Z1-directionside) of the bracket 21 in a state where the horizontal plate partextends in a direction (Y1-direction side) toward the bumper body 2 froman upper end part (a tip part on the Z1-direction side) of the verticalplate part 33 and the bracket 21 is inserted up to the predeterminedinsertion position of the cover part 31. The cover part 31 includes asupporting plate part 35 that faces a lower surface 21 b (an outersurface located on the Z2-direction side) of the bracket 21 in a statewhere the cover part extends in a direction (Y1-direction side) towardthe bumper body 2 from the lower position with a predetermined dimensionwith respect to an upper end part (a tip part on the Z1-direction side)of the vertical plate part 33 and the bracket 21 is inserted up to thepredetermined insertion position of the cover part 31.

The depth dimension (the dimension in the Y direction) of the horizontalplate part 34 is set to be slightly shorter than a protruding dimension(a protruding dimension from the horizontal flange part 23 to theY2-direction side) of the bracket 21.

The same fastening hole 34 a is formed at a central part of thehorizontal plate part 34 so as to correspond to the fastening hole 25formed in the bracket 21. The formation position of the fastening hole34 a is set to a position where the dimension (a dimension T2 in FIG. 2)between the center position of the fastening hole 34 a and an innersurface (an inner surface that faces the Y1-direction side) of thevertical plate part 33 substantially coincides with the dimension T1between the center position of the fastening hole 25 in the bracket 21and the tip portion of the bracket 21. For this reason, the fasteninghole 25 formed in the bracket 21 and the fastening hole 34 a formed inthe horizontal plate part 34 of the cover part 31 are aligned with eachother in a state where the bracket 21 is inserted into the internalspace 5 of the cover part 31 and the tip portion of the bracket 21 abutsagainst an inner surface of the vertical plate part 33 of the cover part31 (specifically, a state where the bracket abuts against an abutmentpart 37 to be described below) as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 (asectional view taken along line V-V in FIG. 4 and a view illustrating astate where the sensor supporting member 3 is clip-fastened to thebumper body 2). That is, the fastening holes 25, 34 a are disposed in amutually aligned state in a state where the aforementioned bracket 21 isinserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the cover part31.

The supporting plate part 35 extends parallel to the horizontal platepart 34 below the horizontal plate part 34. The supporting plate part 35is disposed at a position with a spacing dimension slightly larger thanthe plate thickness dimension of the bracket 21 between the supportingplate part and the horizontal plate part 34. As mentioned above, theinternal space 5 (the internal space 5 into which the bracket 21 isinserted) of the cover part 31 is formed between the horizontal platepart 34, the supporting plate part 35, and the vertical plate part 33.The protruding dimension (the dimension in the Y direction) of thesupporting plate part 35 is set to be shorter than the dimension of thehorizontal plate part 34 in the Y direction. Specifically, a tipposition (a tip position on the Y1-direction side) of the supportingplate part 35 is set to a position (a position on the Y2-direction side)that recedes from a lower side of the fastening hole 34 a formed in thehorizontal plate part 34. That is, the supporting plate part 35 isdisposed at a position where the lower side of the fastening hole 34 ais not covered.

As a feature of the present embodiment, openings 36 are provided in thecover part 31 of the sensor supporting member 3.

The openings 36 are formed from the vertical plate part 33 to thehorizontal plate part 34. That is, the openings 36 are configured suchthat an opening 36 a (see FIG. 2) passing through the vertical platepart 33 in its thickness direction (the horizontal direction; the Ydirection) of and the opening 36 b passing through the horizontal platepart 34 in its thickness direction (the vertical direction; the Zdirection) of are formed as continuous openings.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the opening 36 a formed in the vertical platepart 33 is formed within a range of from an upper end (a tip on theZ1-direction side) of the vertical plate part 33 to a position near thearrangement position of the supporting plate part 35. The opening 36 bformed in the horizontal plate part 34 has a predetermined length in theY direction from a base end (a tip on the Y2-direction side) of thehorizontal plate part 34. The length of the opening 36 b is set to beshorter than the length of the supporting plate part 35 in the Ydirection. That is, an end part of the opening 36 b in the Y1-directionside is located closer to the Y2-direction side than an end part of thesupporting plate part 35 on the Y1-direction side (recedes to theY2-direction side). The reason is to keep a portion of the bracket 21from being viewed through the openings 36 in a case where the bracket 21is located below the supporting plate part 35 without being insertedinto the internal space 5 of the cover part 31 up to the predeterminedinsertion position.

As mentioned above, the openings 36 are provided at a positioncorresponding to the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21 in a state (astate illustrated in FIG. 4) where the bracket 21 of the bumper body 2is inserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31 up to thepredetermined insertion position and at a position where the tip portion21 c of the bracket 21 is allowed to be viewed from the outside of thecover part 31, in the cover part 31 of the sensor supporting member 3.

The openings 36 are not provided at center portions of the verticalplate part 33 and the horizontal plate part 34 in the rightward-leftwarddirection (X direction), and are respectively provided at both outerright and left positions of the center portions. As mentioned above, thecenter portion of the vertical plate part 33 in the rightward-leftwarddirection (X direction) is constituted as the abutment part 37 againstwhich the bracket 21 of the bumper body 2 abuts in a case where the tipportion of the bracket 21 is inserted up to the predetermined insertionposition of the cover part 31. That is, the openings 36 are provided atboth the outer positions (both the outer positions in the directionorthogonal to the insertion direction of the bracket 21) of the abutmentpart 37 in the vertical plate part 33.

Assembling Work of Cover Part

The assembling work for assembling the sensor supporting member 3 to thebumper body 2 is described.

In the assembling work, the sensor supporting member 3 is combined withthe bumper body 2 such that the bracket 21 of the bumper body 2 isinserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31 of the sensorsupporting member 3 up to the predetermined insertion position. In thiscase, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, as the bracket 21 is inserted upto a position where the tip portion of the bracket 21 abuts against theabutment part 37 of the vertical plate part 33 of the cover part 31, thebracket 21 is inserted up to the predetermined insertion position (apredetermined position where that the sensor supporting member 3 isallowed to be attached to the bumper body 2) of the cover part 31. In astate where the bracket 21 is inserted into the internal space 5 of thecover part 31 up to the predetermined insertion position, the tipportion 21 c of the bracket 21 abuts against both the outer portions ofthe openings 36 provided in the cover part 31. As a result, a worker canview the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21 through the openings 36 fromthe outside of the cover part 31 (a dashed-line arrow in FIG. 5indicates the direction of a worker's sight line). That is, it ispossible to easily check that the bracket 21 is appropriately insertedinto the internal space 5 of the cover part 31 (the bracket 21 is notlocated below the supporting plate part 35). On the contrary, in a casewhere the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21 cannot be viewed throughthe openings 36 from the outside of the cover part 31, it is possible todetermine that the bracket 21 is not inserted into the internal space 5of the cover part 31 up to the predetermined insertion position and therelative position of the sensor supporting member 3 with respect to thebumper body 2 is not appropriately obtained. In this case, the relativeposition of the cover part 31 with respect to the bumper body 2 isadjusted such that the relative position of the sensor supporting member3 with respect to the bumper body 2 is appropriately obtained (the tipportion 21 c of the bracket 21 can be viewed through the openings 36from the outside the cover part 31).

As mentioned above, in the present embodiment, the worker can easilydetermine whether or not the bracket 21 of the bumper body 2 isappropriately inserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31 ofthe sensor supporting member 3 by viewing (whether or not the relativeposition of the sensor supporting member 3 with respect to the bumperbody 2 is appropriately obtained).

As mentioned above, the fastening hole 25 formed in the bracket 21 andthe fastening hole 34 a formed in the horizontal plate part 34 of thecover part 31 are aligned with each other in a state where the relativeposition of the cover part 31 with respect to the bumper body 2 isappropriately obtained and the bracket 21 is inserted up to thepredetermined insertion position (the position where the bracket abutsagainst the abutment part 37) of the cover part 31. That is, thefastening holes 25, 34 a are brought into a state where the fasteningholes communicate with each other in the vertical direction. In theabove-mentioned state, by inserting a clip 4 (refer to FIG. 5) from theupper side, the cover part 31 of the sensor supporting member 3 isfastened to the bracket 21 of the bumper body 2. That is, the sensorsupporting member 3 is assembled to the bumper body 2.

Since the supporting plate part 35 is disposed at the position where thelower side of the fastening hole 34 a is not covered as mentioned aboveduring the insertion work of the clip 4, the supporting plate part 35does not become an obstacle to the work of inserting the clip 4. Thereis a possibility that the bracket 21 is deflected downward due to apushing force to the clip 4. However, even when the supporting platepart 35 is present below the bracket 21 and the bracket 21 is deflecteddownward, the downward deflection of the bracket is suppressed by thesupporting plate part 35 as the bracket 21 abuts against the supportingplate part 35. For this reason, the insertion of the clip 4 into therespective fastening holes 25, 34 a can be excellently performed. Thatis, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the bracket 21 islargely deflected downward and the clip 4 cannot be inserted into thefastening hole 25 of the bracket 21.

By assembling the sensor supporting member 3 to the bumper body 2 asmentioned above, the “component assembled part in which the firstcomponent and the second component are assembled to each other in astate where the bracket provided in the first component is inserted upto the predetermined insertion position of the cover part that isprovided in the second component to cover the bracket from a front sideof the bracket to a back side thereof” in the present disclosure isconfigured.

As mentioned above, in the present embodiment, by providing the coverpart 31 with the openings 36 allowing the tip portion 21 c of thebracket 21 inserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31 up tothe predetermined insertion position to be viewed from the outside ofthe cover part 31, whether or not the bracket 21 is appropriatelyinserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31 can be easilydetermined, and it is possible to easily determine whether or not therelative position of the sensor supporting member 3 with respect to thebumper body 2 is appropriately obtained.

In the present embodiment, when the bracket 21 is inserted up to thepredetermined insertion position of the cover part 31, the fasteningholes 25, 34 a that are respectively formed the bracket 21 and the coverpart 31 are brought into a mutually aligned state. For this reason, byviewing the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21 through the openings 36of the cover part 31 and inserting the bracket 21 until the tip portion21 c of the bracket 21 reaches the predetermined insertion position ofthe cover part 31, the fastening holes 25, 34 a can be aligned with eachother, and the aforementioned alignment work can be simplified.

In the present embodiment, the openings 36 are formed from the verticalplate part 33 to the horizontal plate part 34 in the cover part 31. Forthis reason, it is possible to view the tip portion 21 c of the bracket21 through the openings 36 from any direction of a side (horizontaldirection side) where the vertical plate part 33 is disposed and a side(upper side) where the horizontal plate part 34 is disposed, and thevisibility of the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21 in a case where thebracket 21 is appropriately inserted into the internal space 5 of thecover part 31 can be enhanced.

In the present embodiment, when the bracket 21 is inserted up to thepredetermined insertion position of the cover part 31, the tip portionof the bracket 21 abuts against the abutment part 37 of the verticalplate part 33, and thereby, the insertion position of the bracket 21 ispositioned, and the worker views the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21through the openings 36 disposed at both the outer positions of theabutment part 37. As a result, it is possible to check that the bracket21 is inserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the coverpart 31. That is, during the work of assembling the sensor supportingmember 3 to the bumper body 2, the bracket 21 reaches the predeterminedinsertion position of the cover part 31 by inserting the bracket 21until the tip portion of the bracket 21 abuts against the abutment part37 of the vertical plate part 33. Hence, whether or not the bracketreaches the predetermined insertion position of the cover part can bechecked by viewing through the openings 36. For this reason, thereliability of the bracket 21 being inserted up to the predeterminedinsertion position of the cover part 31 can be enhanced.

Modification Example 1

Modification Example 1 will be described. The present modificationexample is different from the above embodiment in terms of the structureof the openings 36 of the cover part 31. Since the other structure isthe same as that of the above embodiment, the structure of the openings36 will mainly be described.

FIG. 6 is an equivalent view of FIG. 1 in the present modificationexample. As illustrated in FIG. 6, in the present modification example,a position of the cover part 31 where an opening 36A is provided issolely the horizontal plate part 34 of the cover part 31. That is, noopening is provided in the vertical plate part 33.

The structure of the present modification example is applied to a casewhere a worker's sight line during the assembling work of the sensorsupporting member 3 to the bumper body 2 is from the upper side. Thatis, as the worker views the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21 throughthe opening 36A from the upper side, whether or not the bracket 21 isappropriately inserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31can be easily determined.

According to the structure of the present modification example, noopening is provided in the vertical plate part 33. Therefore, it ispossible to easily determine whether or not the bracket 21 isappropriately inserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31while increasing the rigidity of the cover part 31.

Modification Example 2

Modification Example 2 will be described. The present modificationexample is also different from the above embodiment in terms of thestructure of the openings 36 of the cover part 31. Since the otherstructure is the same as that of the above embodiment, the structure ofthe openings 36 will mainly be described.

FIG. 7 is an equivalent view of FIG. 1 in the present modificationexample. As illustrated in FIG. 7, in the present modification example,a position of the cover part 31 where openings 36B are provided issolely the vertical plate part 33 of the cover part 31. That is, noopening is provided in the horizontal plate part 34.

The structure of the present modification example is applied to a casewhere a worker's sight line during the assembling work of the sensorsupporting member 3 to the bumper body 2 is from the horizontaldirection side. That is, as the worker views the tip portion 21 c of thebracket 21 through the openings 36B from the horizontal direction side,whether or not the bracket 21 is appropriately inserted into theinternal space 5 of the cover part 31 can be easily determined.

According to the structure of the present modification example, noopening is provided in the horizontal plate part 34. Therefore, it ispossible to easily determine whether or not the bracket 21 isappropriately inserted into the internal space 5 of the cover part 31while increasing the rigidity of the cover part 31.

Modification Example 3

Modification Example 3 will be described. The present modificationexample is different from the above embodiment in terms of the shape ofthe bracket 21 and the structure of the openings 36 of the cover part31. Since the other structure is the same as that of the aboveembodiment, the shape of the bracket 21 and the structure of theopenings 36 will mainly be described.

FIG. 8 is an equivalent view of FIG. 1 in the present modificationexample. As illustrated in FIG. 8, in the present modification example,a tip portion 21 d of the bracket 21 has a linear shape that extends inthe direction (X direction) orthogonal to the insertion direction of thebracket 21 with respect to the internal space 5 of the cover part 31.That is, the shape of the bracket 21 in a plan view is the substantiallytrapezoidal shape. The width dimension (a dimension T3 in FIG. 8 in adirection along the tip portion 21 d of the bracket 21) of an opening36C formed in the cover part 31 is set to be shorter than the widthdimension (a dimension T4 in FIG. 8) of the tip portion 21 d of thebracket 21.

According to the structure of the present modification example, when thebracket 21 is inserted up to the predetermined insertion position of thecover part 31, both the end portions (both the end portions in the Xdirection) of the tip portion 21 d of the bracket 21 abut against boththe outer portions (both the outer portions in the X direction) of theopening 36C in the vertical plate part 33 of the cover part 31, andthereby, the insertion position of the bracket 21 is positioned, and theworker views the tip portion 21 c of the bracket 21 through the opening36C. As a result, it is possible to check whether or not the bracket 21is inserted up to the predetermined insertion position of the cover part31. That is, also in the present modification example, similar to theabove embodiment, during the work of assembling the sensor supportingmember 3 to the bumper body 2, the bracket 21 reaches the predeterminedinsertion position of the cover part 31 by inserting the bracket 21until the tip portion 21 d of the bracket 21 abuts against the verticalplate part 33 of the cover part 31. Hence, whether or not the bracketreaches the predetermined insertion position of the cover part can bechecked by viewing through the openings 36C.

OTHER EMBODIMENTS

The present disclosure is not limited to solely the above embodiment andthe respective modification examples, and all modifications andapplications encompassed within the scope of the claims and a rangeequivalent to the above range are possible.

For example, in the above embodiment and the above respectivemodification examples, the case where the present disclosure is appliedto the portion in which the sensor supporting member 3 is assembled tothe bumper body 2, in the rear bumper 1 provided in an automobile, hasbeen described. The present disclosure is not limited to this, and canbe applied to component assembled parts in various goods formed byassembling the first component and the second component to each other ina state where the bracket provided in the first component is inserted upto the predetermined insertion position of the cover part that isprovided in the second component to cover the bracket from the frontside of the bracket to the back side thereof.

In the present embodiment, the two openings 36 are formed from thevertical plate part 33 to the horizontal plate part 34 in the cover part31. In the present disclosure, the number of the openings 36 is notparticularly limited.

In the above embodiment and the above respective modification examples,the number of positions of the cover part 31 clip-fastened to thebracket 21 is one. In the present disclosure, the number ofclip-fastened positions is not particularly limited.

In the above embodiment and the above respective modification examples,the case where the sensor supporting member 3 is assembled to the bumperbody 2 from a side has been described as an example. An applicableembodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and canalso be applied to a structure in which the sensor supporting member 3is assembled to the bumper body 2 from above, and a structure in whichthe sensor supporting member 3 is assembled to the bumper body 2 frombelow.

In the above embodiment and the above respective modification examples,the sensor supporting member 3 is clip-fastened to the bumper body 2.The applicable embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited tothis, and fastening may be performed by other means, such as screwfastening.

The present disclosure can be applied to a structure of a componentassembled part in which a sensor supporting member is assembled to abumper body in a state where a bracket provided in the bumper body isinserted into a cover part provided in the sensor supporting member.

What is claimed is:
 1. A structure of a component assembled part, thestructure comprising: a bracket provided in a first component; and acover part provided in a second component, wherein: the cover partincludes an internal space configured such that the bracket is insertedup to a predetermined insertion position so as to cover the bracket froma front side of the bracket to a back side of the bracket when the firstcomponent and the second component are assembled to each other; and thecover part includes an opening, which allows the internal space of thecover part and an outside of the cover part to communicate with eachother, at a position corresponding to a tip portion of the bracket in astate where the bracket is inserted into the internal space of the coverpart up to the predetermined insertion position.
 2. The structureaccording to claim 1, wherein: the bracket and the cover part includefastening holes, respectively; and the fastening hole of the bracket andthe fastening hole of the cover part are disposed so as to be alignedwith each other in a state where the bracket is inserted up to thepredetermined insertion position of the cover part.
 3. The structureaccording to claim 1, wherein: the cover part includes a first platepart that extends in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction ofthe bracket with respect to the internal space of the cover part, and asecond plate part that extends parallel to the insertion direction inwhich the bracket is inserted into the internal space from a tip part ofthe first plate part and that overlaps an outer surface of the bracketin a state where the cover part covers the bracket; and the opening isdisposed in at least one of the first plate part and the second platepart.
 4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein: the first platepart includes an abutment part against which the tip portion of thebracket abuts when the bracket is inserted up to the predeterminedinsertion position of the cover part; and the openings are disposed atboth outer positions of the abutment part of the first plate part withrespect to a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of thebracket.
 5. The structure according to claim 3, wherein: the first platepart includes an abutment part against which the tip portion of thebracket abuts when the bracket is inserted up to the predeterminedinsertion position of the cover part; the tip portion of the bracket isconfigured to have, in a linear shape, a predetermined width dimensionin the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the bracketwith respect to the internal space of the cover part; and a widthdimension of the opening in the direction orthogonal to the insertiondirection of the bracket is shorter than the width dimension of the tipportion of the bracket in the direction orthogonal to the insertiondirection of the bracket.